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Rocky Creek at SC 901 above Great Falls water level

River gauge, Rocky Creek, South Carolina, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

8.65ft Steady over the last 24 hours

6 8 9 10

History

8.608.638.65ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Oct 208.608.638.65ftOct 16Oct 18Oct 20
8.08.5ftSep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 208.08.5ftSep 21Oct 5Oct 20
8910ftOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 20268910ftOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
8910ftJanMarMayJulSepNov20268910ftJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level

What this means

Rocky Creek at SC 901 above Great Falls reads 8.65 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 06:30 PM EDT. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 7.62 ft and 8.72 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.23 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Same day last year
8.00 ft+0.65 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days
7.62 ft – 8.72 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months
7.62 ft – 10.26 ft

Floating and fishing near Rocky Creek at SC 901 above Great Falls

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.04 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 74° 39° – Wind 8 mph
21 Wed 72° 44° – Wind 8 mph
22 Thu 75° 49° – Wind 5 mph
23 Fri 72° 48° – Wind 9 mph
24 Sat 69° 49° – Wind 11 mph
25 Sun 71° 45° – Wind 9 mph
26 Mon 75° 48° – Wind 5 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:45 PM Daylight 11 hr, 10 min Waxing gibbous 72%

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Other gauges on Rocky Creek

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Rocky Creek at Great FallsRiver gauge, Rocky Creek 2.47 ft Normal −0.03 ft 4.8 mi
Rocky Creek near Wade HamptonRiver gauge, Rocky Creek 837.58 ft Very low ±0 75 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Fishing Creek below Fort LawnRiver gauge, Fishing Creek 13.5 cfs Normal −0.5 cfs 3.6 mi
Catawba River at Great FallsRiver gauge, Catawba River 353.48 ft Normal +0.23 ft 5.3 mi
Cedar Creek Reservoir Tailrace below Great FallsRiver gauge, Cedar Creek Reservoir Tailrace 9.32 ft High +0.12 ft 8 mi
Catawba River below CatawbaRiver gauge, Catawba River 6.62 ft High −0.02 ft 17 mi
Dutchmans Creek near WinnsboroRiver gauge, Dutchmans Creek 60.86 ft Highest on record ±0 17 mi
Wildcat Creek below Rock HillRiver gauge, Wildcat Creek 2.08 ft Very low ±0 20 mi
Little Lynches River above KershawRiver gauge, Little Lynches River 3.71 ft Very low +0.04 ft 23 mi
Manchester Creek at Rock HillRiver gauge, Manchester Creek 1.40 ft Very low −0.01 ft 23 mi

Questions and answers

Is Rocky Creek at SC 901 above Great Falls higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.65 ft higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 8.00 ft.

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Rocky Creek at SC 901 above Great Falls today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:30 PM EDT, the water level was 8.65 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Rocky Creek at SC 901 above Great Falls rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.23 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rocky Creek at SC 901 above Great Falls normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
U.S. Geological Survey
Station code
usgs:021474750 (Agency page)
Coordinates
34.61214, -80.98272 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
NAVD88
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 8.65 ft 2026-10-20 22:30 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Rocky Creek at SC 901 above Great Falls (usgs:021474750). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/south-carolina/rocky-creek-at-sc-901-above-great-falls

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer